What it is like to be dyslexicby 5th graders Sophie and Lauren

What is Dyslexia?A learning disability that makes it

difficult to read, spell, write and remember things – even though we are smart.

What is Dyslexia?Reading Letters get mixed up Read slowly Difficult to sound out long words

What you see

The brown dog was fast and quick.

What we might see

The drown bog saw fast and puick.

What is Dyslexia?Writing Spelling is difficult Handwriting is not good Cannot read the notes we took in class Mind moves faster than we can write

Copying from the boardImagine trying to take notes in class…

Copying from the boardImagine trying to take notes in class…As you copy information down, the teacher moves

on and you haven’t gotten all the information yet.

Copy these wordsTHE BOY WHO LIVED.

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Copy these words

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Copy these words

Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Copy these words

perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Copy these words

were the last people you'd expect to

be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

Copy these words

What is Dyslexia?Math Difficult to memorize math facts Mental math is challenging

Mental MathWhen we try to hold two numbers in our head

to add them, we forget the numbers.

13 + 17 =

Mental MathWhen we try to hold two numbers in our head

to add them, we forget the numbers.

13 + =

Our strengths:

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds Empathy

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds Empathy Good at solving problems

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds Empathy Good at solving problems Good at working in groups

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds Empathy Good at solving problems Good at working in groups Excellent vocabulary

Our strengths: Great imagination/creative minds Empathy Good at solving problems Good at working in groups Excellent vocabulary Great at building things

Famous Dyslexics

Famous Dyslexics Steve Jobsfounder of Apple

Famous Dyslexics Albert Einstein PhysicistNobel Prize winner

Famous Dyslexics Orlando Bloomactor

Famous Dyslexics Walt Disney – creator of Disney empire Thomas Edison – inventor of light bulb Bruce Jenner – Olympic gold medalist Richard Branson – founder of Virgin Enterprise Charles Schwab – founder of Charles Schwab and many more…

What we’re good at:

Sophie – cooking

What we’re good at:Lauren – speed skating

For more information:

Visit the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity website:

http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/

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Acknowledgements

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

And thanks to The Reading Group for their support!